Lot Essay
Georges Jacob, maître in 1765.
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 796-826)
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT-WALNUT MARQUISES
EACH STAMPED TWICE (ONCE INDISTINCTLY) 'G. IACOB', CIRCA 1775
Details
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT-WALNUT MARQUISES
EACH STAMPED TWICE (ONCE INDISTINCTLY) 'G. IACOB', CIRCA 1775
Each with a rectangular guilloche, piastre and leaf-tip-carved back with central acanthus clasp to the crestrail hung with a floral garland, the downswept sides headed by lobed finials, the padded back, sides and seat with loose cushion covered in celadon green cut velvet, on turned tapering fluted legs with foliate collars, ending in toupie feet, back rails in beechwood, with indistinct pencil inscription to the underside of one, minor differences in carving and scale (2)
EACH STAMPED TWICE (ONCE INDISTINCTLY) 'G. IACOB', CIRCA 1775
Each with a rectangular guilloche, piastre and leaf-tip-carved back with central acanthus clasp to the crestrail hung with a floral garland, the downswept sides headed by lobed finials, the padded back, sides and seat with loose cushion covered in celadon green cut velvet, on turned tapering fluted legs with foliate collars, ending in toupie feet, back rails in beechwood, with indistinct pencil inscription to the underside of one, minor differences in carving and scale (2)
Provenance
with Maurice Segoura, Paris.